2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team
The 2017 Illinois State Redbirds football team represented Illinois State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by ninth-year head coach Brock Spack and played their home games at Hancock Stadium. They were a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–4 in MVFC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Football Conference |
| 2017 record | 6–5 (4–4 MVFC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Billy Dicken (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Spence Nowinsky |
| Home stadium | Hancock Stadium (Capacity: 13,391) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Dakota State $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 South Dakota State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Northern Iowa ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Western Illinois ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 South Dakota ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 6:30 p.m. | Butler* | No. 20 | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 10,840 | |
| September 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois* | No. 18 | OVCDN | W 44–13 | 7,031 | |
| September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Missouri State | No. 14 | ESPN3 | W 34–9 | 7,183 | |
| September 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Indiana State | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–13 | 13,391 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Northern Arizona* | No. 11 | FCSP Pluto TV | L 16–37 | 10,420 | |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Illinois | No. 17 | ESPN3 | L 7–42 | 8,121 | |
| October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 4 South Dakota | No. 24 |
| ESPN3 NBCS CH | W 37–21 | 12,113 |
| October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Youngstown State | No. 16 | ESPN3 | W 35–0 | 12,723 | |
| November 4 | Noon | No. 15 Western Illinois | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | L 14–31 | 13,192 |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 17 | ESPN3 | L 24–27 OT | 9,458 | |
| November 18 | Noon | No. 4 North Dakota State | No. 21 |
| ESPN3 NBCS CH | L 7–20 | 7,664 |
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Game summaries
Butler
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 20 Redbirds | 0 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 45 |
at Eastern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 18 Redbirds | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
| Panthers | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Missouri State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 14 Redbirds | 3 | 3 | 28 | 0 | 34 |
| Bears | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
Indiana State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Sycamores | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 12 Redbirds | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Northern Arizona
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 11 Redbirds | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
at Southern Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 17 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Salukis | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
South Dakota
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Coyotes | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 24 Redbirds | 14 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 37 |
at Youngstown State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Redbirds | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| No. 21 Penguins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 15 Leathernecks | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| No. 12 Redbirds | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at South Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| No. 17 Redbirds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| No. 6 Jackrabbits | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 4 Bison | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
| No. 21 Redbirds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Redbirds drafted
| Draft Year | Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| 2018 | Davontae Harris | CB | 5 | 151 | Cincinnati Bengals |
Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | RV | |||||||
| Coaches | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8–T | 7 | 15 | 24 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 25 | RV | NR | |||||||
References
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